stereo system or exhaust and RC car?
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stereo system or exhaust and RC car?
what do you guys think?
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01-06-2001, 07:33 PM
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Hey CLpower. IMHO I think you should get a system first. I love the way that your car sounds with the intake on, and I think you said it best when you said that the exhaust would just take away from that sound. RC car would be fun though, built one myself..lost a part and never went back to buy it, but it IS fun to build! 
Which system would you go with, are you replacing everything? Head unit, speakers, maybe an amp and sub? Think that would be awesome!
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Which system would you go with, are you replacing everything? Head unit, speakers, maybe an amp and sub? Think that would be awesome!Tw1112
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by tw1112:
Hey CLpower. IMHO I think you should get a system first. I love the way that your car sounds with the intake on, and I think you said it best when you said that the exhaust would just take away from that sound. RC car would be fun though, built one myself..lost a part and never went back to buy it, but it IS fun to build! Which system would you go with, are you replacing everything? Head unit, speakers, maybe an amp and sub? Think that would be awesome!
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Hey CLpower. IMHO I think you should get a system first. I love the way that your car sounds with the intake on, and I think you said it best when you said that the exhaust would just take away from that sound. RC car would be fun though, built one myself..lost a part and never went back to buy it, but it IS fun to build!
Which system would you go with, are you replacing everything? Head unit, speakers, maybe an amp and sub? Think that would be awesome!Tw1112
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i would most likely add 2 subs and replace all the speakers....it would all depend if i could use my factory head unit or not......yah...the exhaust is out of my head it probally won't happen unless i can find something super quiet....the R/C car probally won't happen either....i paly with those things for about a month or two then forget about them.....i'll probally do the system unless i can find a motor to build and it's within my 1,300$ budget i've given myself
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I say go with the R/C car. My friend just bought a SERPENT gas gar. He paid over $700 for the damm thing. He said this is THE FASTEST car on the market. It comes in pieces and needs to be assembled. Even the shocks and transmission is in pieces. It will take about a month to get it built, putting about 3-4 hours a day into it.
This thing ain't no toy or fly-by-night hobbieist's toy either.
Goes over 60 mph. (not scale speed, real speek)
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This thing ain't no toy or fly-by-night hobbieist's toy either.
Goes over 60 mph. (not scale speed, real speek)
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jayru:
I say go with the R/C car. My friend just bought a SERPENT gas gar. He paid over $700 for the damm thing. He said this is THE FASTEST car on the market. It comes in pieces and needs to be assembled. Even the shocks and transmission is in pieces. It will take about a month to get it built, putting about 3-4 hours a day into it.
This thing ain't no toy or fly-by-night hobbieist's toy either.
Goes over 60 mph. (not scale speed, real speek)
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I say go with the R/C car. My friend just bought a SERPENT gas gar. He paid over $700 for the damm thing. He said this is THE FASTEST car on the market. It comes in pieces and needs to be assembled. Even the shocks and transmission is in pieces. It will take about a month to get it built, putting about 3-4 hours a day into it.
This thing ain't no toy or fly-by-night hobbieist's toy either.
Goes over 60 mph. (not scale speed, real speek)
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01-07-2001, 12:55 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by tw1112:
You can get the comptech headers and then tell me if there worth it! hehe..Come on..you know you want them!! 
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You can get the comptech headers and then tell me if there worth it! hehe..Come on..you know you want them!! Tw1112
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01-07-2001, 01:18 AM
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HAHA...thought that would be how you would react. If you go with a system you could always move it on over to your next ride with a little tampering. So, I guess a system would be the best choice here IMO. Good luck Bro! Keep us posted....especially me..I was thinking about a system too
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If you go with a system you could always move it on over to your next ride with a little tampering. So, I guess a system would be the best choice here IMO. Good luck Bro! Keep us posted....especially me..I was thinking about a system too Tw1112
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jayru:
I say go with the R/C car. My friend just bought a SERPENT gas gar. He paid over $700 for the damm thing. He said this is THE FASTEST car on the market. It comes in pieces and needs to be assembled. Even the shocks and transmission is in pieces. It will take about a month to get it built, putting about 3-4 hours a day into it.
This thing ain't no toy or fly-by-night hobbieist's toy either.
Goes over 60 mph. (not scale speed, real speek)</font>
I say go with the R/C car. My friend just bought a SERPENT gas gar. He paid over $700 for the damm thing. He said this is THE FASTEST car on the market. It comes in pieces and needs to be assembled. Even the shocks and transmission is in pieces. It will take about a month to get it built, putting about 3-4 hours a day into it.
This thing ain't no toy or fly-by-night hobbieist's toy either.
Goes over 60 mph. (not scale speed, real speek)
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). If that's the case, $700 is his total driveable (not raceable) cost, which means chassis + engine + electronics + starter box + basic accessories.If he's fairly good with things mechanical, it'll only take him a day to build the chassis and another day or two to get the engine and electronics sorted out.
The Serpent Impulse is a very good car, but not actually the hot car on the market; that honor belongs to the Yokomo GT-4. BTW, most 1/10 scale nitro touring cars can be geared to exceed 60mph, but that's rarely useful except to brag about and do straight runs in huge parking lots.
I used to run in 1/10 scale ELECTRIC touring cars. The nitro cars usually walk on the straights (unless I've got a modified motor in the chassis), but electric racers can often pass/close in on those wider/heavier/uneven powerbanded vehicles in the turns. Both classes of racing are incredibly fun. If you're at all into cars, you should do yourself a favor and check out a race.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jayru:
I say go with the R/C car. My friend just bought a SERPENT gas gar. He paid over $700 for the damm thing. He said this is THE FASTEST car on the market. It comes in pieces and needs to be assembled. Even the shocks and transmission is in pieces. It will take about a month to get it built, putting about 3-4 hours a day into it.
This thing ain't no toy or fly-by-night hobbieist's toy either.
Goes over 60 mph. (not scale speed, real speek)
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I say go with the R/C car. My friend just bought a SERPENT gas gar. He paid over $700 for the damm thing. He said this is THE FASTEST car on the market. It comes in pieces and needs to be assembled. Even the shocks and transmission is in pieces. It will take about a month to get it built, putting about 3-4 hours a day into it.
This thing ain't no toy or fly-by-night hobbieist's toy either.
Goes over 60 mph. (not scale speed, real speek)
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Yuppie, Screw off. You wanted our advise, I gave it to you. Don't Ummmmm Hmmmmm Me. Makin me feel like my words are non-entertaining.
Dtew, You seem to know alot about r/c cars. I, on the other hand, only know the basics. My friend is not very good at building stuff. That's why he's giving himself a month to build the sucker. And yes, $700 was Everything included. And, Yes, I know they are nitro and not Gas(like what we put in our cars)
As for the 0-60 times on the rc cars, I would think that it would kill our REAL cars (cl-s). Just look at the Weight Difference.
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Dtew, You seem to know alot about r/c cars. I, on the other hand, only know the basics. My friend is not very good at building stuff. That's why he's giving himself a month to build the sucker. And yes, $700 was Everything included. And, Yes, I know they are nitro and not Gas(like what we put in our cars)
As for the 0-60 times on the rc cars, I would think that it would kill our REAL cars (cl-s). Just look at the Weight Difference.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jayru:
Yuppie, Screw off. You wanted our advise, I gave it to you. Don't Ummmmm Hmmmmm Me. Makin me feel like my words are non-entertaining.
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Yuppie, Screw off. You wanted our advise, I gave it to you. Don't Ummmmm Hmmmmm Me. Makin me feel like my words are non-entertaining.
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01-07-2001, 12:08 PM
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You have to ask yourself if your gonna be into R/C cars for a while or is it just gonna be something you use for a couple of races and get bored with. You'll will more than likely use the stereo system more than anything, so I personally would go with that.
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I've owned many RC cars in the past, both nitro and electric. All were 1/10th scale. My first car was a Kyosho Spider GP10 nitro car w/ a 98 Accord body, OS .12 CV-X engine, tuned muffler and header, coil over shocks, etc. My next car was a Tamiya TA02 electric car w/ Nissan Skyline body. Next I purchased a Tamiya TA03F with a Lexus GS400 body. I loved this car, hopped it up greatly. My final car was the true racer though. It was an HPI RS4 Pro 2 with Trinity mod motor, ESC, etc. All these cars each took me about a full day to build(not very long or hard if you ask me). This hobby is a very entertaining and educational one. I learned alot about combustible engines and electronics. VERY expensive though.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by [VTEC]TL:
This hobby is a very entertaining and educational one. I learned alot about combustible engines and electronics. VERY expensive though.</font>
This hobby is a very entertaining and educational one. I learned alot about combustible engines and electronics. VERY expensive though.</font>
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jayru:
As for the 0-60 times on the rc cars, I would think that it would kill our REAL cars (cl-s). Just look at the Weight Difference.
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As for the 0-60 times on the rc cars, I would think that it would kill our REAL cars (cl-s). Just look at the Weight Difference.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by [VTEC]TL:
I've owned many RC cars in the past, both nitro and electric. All were 1/10th scale. My first car was a Kyosho Spider GP10 nitro car w/ a 98 Accord body, OS .12 CV-X engine, tuned muffler and header, coil over shocks, etc. My next car was a Tamiya TA02 electric car w/ Nissan Skyline body. Next I purchased a Tamiya TA03F with a Lexus GS400 body. I loved this car, hopped it up greatly. My final car was the true racer though. It was an HPI RS4 Pro 2 with Trinity mod motor, ESC, etc. All these cars each took me about a full day to build(not very long or hard if you ask me). This hobby is a very entertaining and educational one. I learned alot about combustible engines and electronics. VERY expensive though.</font>
I've owned many RC cars in the past, both nitro and electric. All were 1/10th scale. My first car was a Kyosho Spider GP10 nitro car w/ a 98 Accord body, OS .12 CV-X engine, tuned muffler and header, coil over shocks, etc. My next car was a Tamiya TA02 electric car w/ Nissan Skyline body. Next I purchased a Tamiya TA03F with a Lexus GS400 body. I loved this car, hopped it up greatly. My final car was the true racer though. It was an HPI RS4 Pro 2 with Trinity mod motor, ESC, etc. All these cars each took me about a full day to build(not very long or hard if you ask me). This hobby is a very entertaining and educational one. I learned alot about combustible engines and electronics. VERY expensive though.</font>
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[quote]<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jayru:
Same experience with me, except with a Nitro Hawk. That's why after that I ran electric exclusively.
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I used to own/still own the Rampage with the .12 czr motor. Did you have any problems with your motor? I could never get the thing to run right. Basically I gave up all hope for it.
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Go for the RC car! I just bought a T-Maxx, which is the hottest Nitro 4x4 Monster out there. It's awesome. It'll run over anything...including other RC cars!
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